The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-04

| tax ON tobacco go. You will find that
these reform Republicans of whom
spoke a moment ago are all opposed to
repeating the Internal Revenue taxes. y
HIGH PRAISE OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Il res sumo" said the reporter, ''that
Mr. Cleveland's administration is now
old enoughfor an intelligent observer to
form an intelligent estimate of it, 1
would be glad to know what you think
of it,
Said Mr.. Carlisle President Cleve-
land has given to the country a
safe, strong, clean and healthy ad-
ministration. The complaints that
flee holders out as rapidly as he
should are exaggerated. He has acted
as ne honestly believed for the best inter
ests of the country and his party and
you will find, upon investigation, that
he is very strong with the people. He
has made us good President. | think
he is the most Industrious man l ever
saw. He certainly works too hard but
it all comes from his honest desire to
make his administration satisfactory to
himself and the people. MIR. Cleveland
desired nothing more than the approval
of his own conscience and the just com
mendatiOn of the country. These he can
not fail to have.
EFFECTS OF HIS TRAINING.
lis there not some just cause of COM
plaint concerning his somewhat super
cilous treatment of men who hold office
under him."
Rightly understood there is not. Mr.
Cleveland, you must remember, held the
office of Sheriff in Erie County. New
York, and after that he was mayor of
Buffalo. In both of these positions he
was brought into direct contact with
his subOrdinates who required. no doubt,
careful attention and in this way he ac-
guired the habit of personal supervision
of fappOintees. That habit doubtless, sticks
to him in some degree. 1t would be
strange if it did not. You see..he came very
rapidly from :the mayoralty through
the Governorship into the Presidency.
No mans elevation was ever more rapid.
In MIR. Clevelands case some little time
must be allowed for him to accustOm
himself to his new surroundings.
STRONG IN NEW ENGLAND.
There is another thing want to say
also about Cleveland With him as a
candidate for reelection New England
will be doubtful. You would be as
tonished to find the number of business
men In the Republican party IN Massa-
chusetts and all New England who are
for Cleveland. When 1 was in Boston "a
short time ago, was amazed to learn
that the Republican members of several
prominent clubs were practically solid
for Cleveland. There is another good
thing. too, about those 'Mugwumps,' as
we call them. They are nearly all tariff
reformers- III they are properly culti-
waited they will not be long getting into
the Democratic party, where they will
be Mugwumps no longer. but Just as
good Democrats as the rest of u.s."
PLANS FOR DEPLETING THE TREASURY.
~'Getting back to the Treasury sur
plus for a moment, what have you to-
say about the several plans proposed for
getting rid of that surplus without re-
ducing taxation?
They are all jobs and tricks and I'M
worthy of serious consideration. Now
let Us look for a moment at the bill pro-
viding for Federal aid to education. Its
effect must he apparent to- every intelli-
gent observer. The promoters of that
scheme say that the Federal apprOpria-
tiOns would not continue longer than
eight years. l say, once begun. they
would continue for thousand years,
and why? The reason is plain. The GER
tain effect of Federal aid would be de
moralization and ultimately the destruc-
ton of our State systems of education.
At the end of eight years the States
would he entirely dependent on the gen
eral Government for an educational
fund and Federal aid would then he a
necessity from which there would be no
escape"